Food and drink
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Food and drink

November 2025

A beautifully detailed macro capturing the raw diversity of peppercorns. The shallow depth of field enhances texture—wrinkled skins, cracked surfaces, and subtle colour shifts from red to green to black.

Lighting is soft but directional, emphasising the tactile quality of spice.

It’s both earthy and painterly, transforming a humble ingredient into a vibrant, abstract study of flavour and form.

Expert
winner

A striking and imaginative image that merges the boundaries between food and art.

Lighting is soft yet precise, revealing the sheen of the flesh and rhythmic repetition of suckers.

Visually bold and conceptually daring, this photograph invites curiosity, discomfort (for the squeamish!) and admiration in equal measure—a memorable and thought-provoking interpretation of the theme.

1,149 Images entered

344 Photographers

Visually balanced, technically sharp, and full of celebratory energy—this image radiates charm and creativity.

The clean white background enhances the brightness and fun of the scene, while careful lighting keeps every texture crisp.

The macarons appear to burst joyfully from the cone, frozen mid-motion, whilst full of action and energy.

A playful and imaginative concept that blends patisserie and fun with delightful precision.

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**This contest is open to photographers ranked between 251 and 1000 in this week’s <a href="https://www.photocrowd.com/photographer-community/">Leaderboard</a>.** If it’s edible or drinkable, let’s see it! Food and drink photographers are often highly skilled still life photographers, with cunning tricks to make the food look absolutely scrumptious. It’s a genre that’s been more than democratised though in recent times, and taking a shot of the cool food you’ve just been served up is the norm for a lot of folk now.